Word origins

• reteA network of blood vessels or nerves.
• albanPertaining to the ancient Latin city of Alba Longa.
• AntaresAlpha Scorpii (α Sco), the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. It is a M type red giant, and is a binary with a B type companion visible in greenish.
• civilitySpeech or behaviour that is fit for civil interactions; politeness, courtesy.
• enumerateTo specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order.
• resonateTo vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration.
• accumulatorOne who, or that which, accumulates.
• TiberiusA male given name from Latin of mostly historical use; a specific person so named.
• futilityThe quality of being futile or useless.
• egregiousConspicuous, exceptional, outstanding; usually in a negative sense.
• confiscationThe act or process of confiscating.
• delineateTo sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
• TigrisA river in West Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in Turkey through Iraq. It forms the eastern edge of classical Mesopotamia. It unites with the Euphrates River to form the Shatt al-Arab before flowing into the Persian Gulf.
• SabinaA male given name from Latin.
• statuaryThe craft of making statues.
• ejaculateTo eject abruptly; to throw out suddenly and swiftly.
• decimationThe killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.
• physiologicOf or pertaining to physiology.
• igneousPertaining to or having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire.
• AramaicReferring to the Aramaic language, alphabet, culture or poetry.
• technicTechnique.
• EphesusAn ancient Greek city in Anatolia, near Selçuk in modern İzmir Province, Turkey.
• jotThe smallest letter or stroke of any writing; an iota.
• GustavusA male given name from the Germanic languages, a Latinized form of Gustav.
• complacentUncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
• pilateResembling hair; minutely clavate.
• exacerbateTo make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).
• ancoraEither of the symbols ⟨⸔⟩, ⟨⸕⟩ found in marginal notes to mark missing text.
• samaraThe winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple.
• ChaniaA city, the capital of Chania regional unit, on the island of Crete, Greece.
• chrysalisA butterfly pupa or the pupal stage of the butterfly lifestyle; (originally) any pupal stage of any insect wherein the pupa is largely inactive and takes no food.
• ZenoRequiring or involving an infinite number of intervals within a finite time.
• rhododendronOleander (Nerium oleander).
• provisoA conditional provision to an agreement.
• aqueductAn artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.
• eposAn epic.
• promiscuousMade up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition.
• ductionguidance
• terminiA surname from Italian.
• extinguishTo stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.
• ponsA bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ.
• cornucopiaA goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.
• septumEither of the two walls that separate the atria or ventricles of the heart into left and right chambers.
• lysisA plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple.
• clementineA type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross between the willowleaf variety of mandarin orange (Citrus × aurantium f. deliciosa) and a sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Scientific name: Citrus × clementina.
• DaciaAn ancient region and former kingdom located in the area now known as Romania. The Dacian kingdom was conquered by the Romans and later named Romania after them.
• epidermisThe outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates.
• AthenianAn inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece.
• candorThe state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.
• alopeciaBaldness.
• aberrantDiffering from the norm.
• apprehensiveAnticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant.
• colostrumA form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth.
• picaA disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
• IliadA specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the above-mentioned Homeric text.
• JudeaRoman rendition of Judah. Used after the fall of the Davidic dynasty and through the period as part of the Roman Empire.
• comprehensibleAble to be comprehended.
• ArianaA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• oxymoronA figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.
• introspectiveExamining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself.
• irritateTo provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.
• ByblosA port city in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate, Lebanon.
• albedoThe fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.
• eccentricityThe quality of being eccentric or odd; any eccentric behaviour.
• memoriaOne of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the discipline of memory and recall.
• scapeA leafless stalk growing directly out of a root, bulb, or subterranean structure.
• FranciaA former kingdom inhabited by the Franks, in Western Europe, spreading over modern-day France (except Brittany and Corsica), the Low Countries, large parts of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Northern Italy.
• mausoleumA large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
• narcissusAny of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus, having white or yellow cup- or trumpet-shaped flowers, notably the daffodil
• semisA small bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at half an as.
• alienateEstranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign
• athenaeumAn association or institution for the advancement of learning, particularly in science or literature.
• nefariousSinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
• LaconiaA historical region of Ancient Greece, which has had Sparta as its capital for over 3,000 years.
• postulateSomething assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant to a particular science or context, rather than universally true, and following from other axioms rather than being an absolute assumption.
• dialecticAny formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
• australOf, relating to, or coming from the south.
• genaThe cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of a bird.
• PiraeusA municipality and port in Greece, part of Athens agglomeration, the chief port of Athens, located on the Saronic Gulf.
• togaA loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
• innocuousHarmless; producing no ill effect.
• evaporateTo transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state.
• domusA farmstead with its people, plants and animals, considered as a unit.
• erratumA published notice reporting an error belatedly discovered in a previous publication.
• mensaIn planetary geology, a large mesa-like area of raised land.
• opulentLuxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent.
• hymenA membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
• inanimateLacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object.
• BarcaA surname from Punic, particularly (historical) a dynasty of Carthaginian leaders.
• plantarRelating to the sole of the foot.
• imperiumSupreme power; dominion.
• testicleA testis: the male sex and endocrine gland, found in most types of animals, that produces sperm and male sex hormones, including the steroid testosterone.
• samariasamarium oxide
• quadratureThe process of making something square; squaring.
• manetUsed in stage directions; literally, he, she or it remains. Compare exit, exeunt.
• carexAny member of the genus Carex of sedges.
• farinaA fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery.
• flexionThe act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
• ibexA type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex.
• AraratMount Ararat, the tallest mountain of Turkey and of the entire Armenian Highland. In Armenian antiquity known as Masis, it became associated with the Biblical "Mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) at some point during the Middle Ages.